Month: January 2014

Pompei

Click on this link for more photos of Pompei Mt Vesuvius Prior to our Amalfi adventure, we visited the ruined city of Pompeii. The city sits in the shadow of Mt. Vesuvius and when it was buried under volcanic ash during the 1st century it laid dormant for 1600 years before being rediscovered. Now 75% excavated,…Continue Reading Pompei

Naples, Pompeii, And The Amalfi Coast

Click on this link for more photos of the Amalfi Coast Sunday was a day at sea.  A day to relax after going on excursions every day, and a day to reflect on friends and family as Thanksgiving approaches.  Travel is truly awesome and inspiring but we have these holidays for a reason and I’ll…Continue Reading Naples, Pompeii, And The Amalfi Coast

Mykonos

Click on this link for more photos of Mykonos. Saturday, November 23 I was feeling my absence at the Albany football game.  I had already missed a game but this was Albany and Senior day and I was a bit melancholy about it.  It’s still an adjustment, even from 6000 miles away.  Enough of that……Continue Reading Mykonos

Istanbul

The Bosphorus Bridge connects Europe to Asia Click on this link for more photos of Istanbul There is something really special about traveling up the Dardanelles Strait toward the Bosphorus Strait and Istanbul.  All the while we look to Europe on our left and Asia on our right.  This is where east and west actually…Continue Reading Istanbul

Did You Know The Bird Was Named After The Country?

Click on this link for more photos of Ephesus Kusadasi Okay, today was Kusadasi, Turkey.  That was the port city and it is a beautiful, and apparently very hip, summer hang. Very Hamptons. Kusadasi But our real destination was the ancient city of Ephesus.  This was a great highlight.  It is a massive excavation of a city of…Continue Reading Did You Know The Bird Was Named After The Country?